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To help you ring in a new decade (or bury the old one, depending on your POV), some of the city’s top cocktail destinations are throwing New Year’s Eve parties with a dizzying variety of offerings. To make your search for the perfect NYE bash a little easier, I’ve compiled a list of events below. I’ve [...] Continue reading So Long Aughts, and Thanks for All the Fish!
It all started with a text message from Rivera‘s Julian Cox: “You, me, Thursday Friends and Family, Tar Pit. You down?” Hmm…go to a sneak preview of the most talked-about bar in town? Gosh, tough call! After carefully pulling my car over to text my reply, plans [...] Continue reading The Tar Pit is Simply Swellegant photos by Lena Watanabe Last Thursday, cocktail enthusiasts braved the rain to attend ‘Twas the Punch Before Christmas, a punch contest presented by Matt Robold (RumDood) and sponsored by Kraken Rum. It all took place in the upstairs area at Malo.
Blair Reynolds, ready to serve. The contest entries [...] Continue reading A Knockout of a Punch Contest An occasional roundup of L.A. cocktail culture in various media.
Continue reading All the Booze That’s Fit to Print – Fall 2009 Anniversaries are always special occasions, but in Los Angeles, locations that celebrate triple digit birthdays are a rare breed indeed. This Tuesday, December 8 is the one year anniversary of the $1.6M restoration and reopening of Cole’s, L.A.’s oldest public house and 101-year-old landmark saloon. To mark the occasion, 213 is establishing the Jimmy Barela Award, [...] Continue reading Dec. 6-8: Cole's 101st Birthday Celebration ~ “What America needs now is a drink.” ~ President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Amendment XXI (click to enlarge) | Source: NARA While the quote above may be more appropriate than ever, FDR said those words back in 1933, after 13 years of Prohibition were finally ended. From repealday.org: “On [...] Continue reading It's Your Patriotic Duty: Celebrate Repeal Day December 5th |
 
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